Little Caliphs Year End Party

Very funny day today.. :)

Momy dressed up early to attend this, as informed by teacher Faiza we need to be at the said venue  at 8.00 a.m. When we arrived there the teachers werent there yet. There were a few parents was waiting. Oh God, it was actually rehearsal in the morning session, so parents need not to be there. Mommy is over excited as always. So, mommy & baba went home and left Hannan to rehearse their stage presentation. Hannan will be singing ablution song with her friends. She has been practising this for weeks.

Ablution song by 5 yo presentation: 

And, here,.. see,.. she was so distracted when Momy stand in front of the stage to take this photo!!! and... see, how cute she is! :P well, like momy perasantan. heh heh heh (read you dont see this)

And the final event is..... 

Jeng Jeng Jeng!!

Can you guess? what number she got? hi hi hi... I dont wanna say it! but trust me Hannan, Momy & Baba really proud of you!  Mommy and Baba will always adore you and loves you. Muaaachhss!!  Mommy sayang Hannan. Always remember that, okay?  :)

WHY do we need sorting activities?

Our kid will benefit from having lots of experiences sorting, comparing and classifying objects before participating in patterning activities. This is also vital for their maths basics. I would say crucial for young child prepare for future classroom success too!

Hani really loves sorting activities. I never teach her... she just love to categorize things, sorting things and a well organized thing.  From my observation, she is a very organized person it seems (at 3 yo). No matter what she prefer it to be organized and neat...  see what she did.. categorized by color!

Momy needs to take part in her activity. So, this is the planning, need to get good time to do various type of sorting activities with her.

Sorting by Size

Take a couple of carrots or cheese sticks and cut then into segments of varying sizes. Encourage your preschooler to line up the various segments by size. Since carrots or cheese sticks are great for lining up either while lying down or standing up, you can make two sorting activities with the help of these nutritious snacks. Other materials to use are spaghetti, broken crayons, or celery stalks.

Sorting to Match

A precursor to the memory enhancing matching games, sorting activities for preschoolers that incorporate early matching are vital. Use a wide array of pasta sizes, shapes, and also colors. Empty all of the pastas into a big tub, shake it up, and show your toddler how to take out one particular kind of pasta shape. Next, ask the child to find others that match. Vary the sorting exercise by including shape as well as size and color matches.

Incorporating Sequence Recognition

One of the most advanced forms of sorting -- the recognition of sequences -- is a precursor for kindergarten mathematics. Use the carrots, cheese sticks, crayons, or pasta from the previous sorting activities; create an easy to recognize pattern, for example: one carrot piece, one pasta, one carrot piece, and so forth. Ask the preschooler to guess what comes next, and continue on the sequence sorting activity for a bit. As the child progresses in understanding the sequence sorting activities, you can make it as difficult and intricate as you like.

Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/35724.aspx#ixzz1DjZ6oPp3